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Marriages & Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olson, David / DeFrain, John / Skogrong>anong>d, Linda, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humong>anong>ities/Social Sciences/Long>anong>gua, ong>Anong> introductory text, "Marriages ong>anong>d Families" accentuates the positive aspects of relationships ong>anong>d focuses on enriching students' knowledge ong>anong>d experience in building strong, successful couple ong>anong>d family relationships. The authors, seasoned family scholars ong>anong>d therapists, integrate research, theory, ong>anong>d practical applications with ong>anong> interdisciplinary perspective on marriage ong>anong>d family. To enhong>anong>ce teaching ong>anong>d student learning, ong>anong> updated AWARE (Awareness of Attitudes ong>anong>d Relationships Expectations) Online computerized assessment contains 15 categories that match the chapters of the book.

Organizing and Organizations: An Introduction

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sims, David / Finemong>anong>, Stephen / Gabriel, Yiong>anong>nis, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This major textbook in orgong>anong>izational behaviour does what most other textbooks in the field do not: it captures ong>anong>d conveys the lived experience' of being ong>anong>d working in orgong>anong>izations while also introducing students to key concepts, research ong>anong>d literature in orgong>anong>izational ong>anong>alysis. The book is in two main parts. The first explores the processes of orgong>anong>izing through a series of chapters each based on a different facet of orgong>anong>izational life. Theoretical concepts ong>anong>d practical implications are woven into ong>anong> engrossing ong>anong>d accessible narrative which draws on a large number of first-hong>anong>d accounts by members of orgong>anong>izations. The second part of the book, comprising a substong>anong>tial thesaurus//dictionary, define

A Social History of England,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crick, Julia / Vong>anong> Houts, Elisabeth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The years between 900 ong>anong>d saw trong>anong>sformative social chong>anong>ge in Europe, including the creation of extensive town-dwelling populations ong>anong>d the proliferation of feudalised elites ong>anong>d bureaucratic monarchies. In Englong>anong>d these developments were complicated ong>anong>d accelerated by repeated episodes of invasion, migration ong>anong>d chong>anong>ges of regime. In this book, scholars from disciplines including history, archaeology ong>anong>d literature reflect on the major trends which shaped English society in these years of trong>anong>sition ong>anong>d select key themes which encapsulate the period. The authors explore the long>anong>dscape of Englong>anong>d, its mineral wealth, its towns ong>anong>d rural life, the health, behaviour ong>anong>d obligations of its inhabitong>anong>ts, patterns of spiritual ong>anong>d intellectual life ong>anong>d the polyglot nature of its population ong>anong>d culture. What emerges is ong>anong> insight into the complexity, diversity ong>anong>d richness of this formative period of English history.

Charles Kuralt's American Moments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuralt, Charles / Freundlich, Peter, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, To generations of Americong>anong>s, Charles Kuralt was the wong>anong>derer trong>anong>sfixed by the richness he found in every corner of the country. The project he was working on before he died was ong>Anong> Americong>anong> Moment with Charles Kuralt, a series of TV essays about the people, places ong>anong>d ideas that define the national spirit. Kuralt's longtime friend Peter Freundlich has edited ong>anong>d collected these essays. The result is ong>anong> enchong>anong>ting ong>anong>d touching book that brings back Charles Kuralt's distinctive voice ong>anong>d celebrates the Americong>anong> character ong>anong>d traditions he so loved.

English Papers: A Teaching Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pritchard, William H., PUBLISHER: Graywolf Press, "Could one, after all this purposeful work, have become ong>anong> ong>anong>achronism? A dinosaur? Replaceable?" --from "English Papers" Well-known critic William H. Pritchard reviews his life as a passionate student ong>anong>d teacher of English in the classrooms of New Englong>anong>d's Amherst College. Pritchard takes us from the era of the all-male college, where "conduct befitting a gentlemong>anong>" was the only rule, through the political ong>anong>d social turmoil of the late s, when the teaching of T.S. Eliot had to compete with the Cubong>anong> Missile Crisis. Ironically, as Pritchard finds his own voice as a critic ong>anong>d teacher, he finds also that his literary ong>anong>d pedagogical aims seem increasingly marginal. The book's later chapters recount the fragmentation ong>anong>d diversification of both the student body ong>anong>d ong>anong> English department. This lucid account offers a much needed personal chronicle of the issues involved in the contemporary debate surrounding the teaching of English literature. Pritchard not only observes, but dramatizes the teaching situation, ong>anong>d from both sides of the desk. With a cong>anong>did mix of apology ong>anong>d nostalgia, Pritchard describes ong>anong>d evaluates chong>anong>ging circumstong>anong>ces in both the professor ong>anong>d the profession.

The Confident Woman Devotional: 365 Daily Inspirations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meyer, Joyce, PUBLISHER: Faithwords, THE CONFIDENT WOMong>ANong> has sold over copies since its publication in ong>anong>d remains Joyce Meyer's only #1 New York Times bestselling book. It continues to sell ong>anong> average of over copies a year; clearly, she tapped into the concerns ong>anong>d issues that trouble women most. In this devotional, Meyer provides encouragement ong>anong>d tools to help ong>addressong> ong>anong>d resolve problems in ong>anong> area of life that women struggle with.It is easy to get caught up in what the coming weeks, months or years might hold ong>anong>d forget to slow down ong>anong>d live in the present. This powerful daily devotional will help women on their journey towards a confident life filled with love, laughter ong>anong>d God's acceptong>anong>ce, one day at time.

Game Character Animation All in One [With CDROM]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pardew, Les, PUBLISHER: Course Technology, Within the world of video games, characters become almost living entities. Through the use of logic ong>anong>d artificial intelligence, the video-game character is able to act ong>anong>d react to each situation. As the designer, you hold the character's creative expression in your control. Game Character ong>Anong>imation All in One is a comprehensive guide to the techniques of developing ong>anong>d ong>anong>imating amazing characters for your games. It covers not only introductory-level character-design techniques, but also advong>anong>ced character-creation ong>anong>d ong>anong>imation topics. With ong>anong> 8-page color insert showcasing game-character design, this book is a detailed guide to creating exciting, believable, engaging characters for your games.

Life Events and Psychological Functioning: Theoretical and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cohen, Lawrence H., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This volume focuses on recent theoretical ong>anong>d methodological advong>anong>ces in empirical research ong>anong>d examines the relationship between life events ong>anong>d psychological functioning. It considers life events in child, adolescent ong>anong>d geriatric populations. It also discusses the contributions of small events to stress, the effects of positive events ong>anong>d adjustments to stressful life events. The volume makes a substong>anong>tive contribution to the social ong>anong>d behavioural sciences.

Plants of New South Wales: According to the Census of Baron

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Muller, Ferdinong>anong>d Von / M. Ller, Ferdinong>anong>d Von / Woolls, William, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Sir Ferdinong>anong>d von Muller () was a botong>anong>ist renowned for his research on the native plong>anong>ts of Australia. After emigrating from Germong>anong>y in , he was appointed Government Botong>anong>ist of Victoria in ong>anong>d subsequently Director of the Royal Botong>anong>ic Garden, Melbourne, which post he held until . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in ong>anong>d was knighted in for his services to Australiong>anong> botong>anong>y. This volume, first published in , contains Muller's botong>anong>ical survey of the plong>anong>ts found in the Australiong>anong> state of New South Wales. Including ong>anong> introduction by prominent Australiong>anong> botong>anong>ist William Woolls (), the survey divides the flora into scientific orders, with short descriptions of genera ong>anong>d species. Both native ong>anong>d introduced plong>anong>ts are included in the survey. This volume offers valuable insights into the composition of Australiong>anong> flora at the time of publication.

The Life of Moses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchong>anong>ted Lion Books, Thirteen paintings tell the story of Moses' life, from his discovery as a foundling on the Nile, to his death on Mt. Pisgah over-looking the long>anong>d of Cong>anong>aong>anong>. Also depicted are the killing of the Egyptiong>anong> overseer; the flight to Midiong>anong> ong>anong>d the burning bush; Moses confronting the Pharaoh; the Plagues; the Exodus ong>anong>d the parting of the Red Sea; the mong>anong>na from heaven; Moses on Mt. Sinai receiving the Ten Commong>anong>dments; ong>anong>d the golden calf. The book also is enriched by a detailed commentary on each painting. The story that inspired the work is re-told, ong>anong>d symbols ong>anong>d importong>anong>t characters are explained. All in all, a stunning visual introduction to the great themes of the Old Testament as presented in works of art.

White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dalrymple, William, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, The true story of a tragic ong>anong>d passionate love affair--ong>anong>d a testament to the Indiong>anong> conquest of the British imagination. Conjuring all the sweep of a great nineteenthcentury novel, acclaimed author William Dalrymple unearths the fascinating story of the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, James Kirkpatrick, who in fell in love with the great-niece of the Hyderabadi prime minister. To marry her, Kirkpatrick converted to Islam ong>anong>d even became a double agent working against the East India Compong>anong>y. Shedding light on the mong>anong>y eccentric Westerners during this period who "turned Turk," adopting Indiong>anong> customs, dress, ong>anong>d religions, Darymple brings to life a compelling ong>anong>d largely unwritten story of Britain's rule over India.

Evidence for Paralegals, Third Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marlowe, Joelyn D. / Cummins, Suzong>anong>ne, PUBLISHER: Aspen Publishers, The authors draw on their own considerable experience in preparing ong>anong>d litigating cases: - focusing on the practical applications of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the text covers the full rong>anong>ge of course topics, including gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, ong>anong>d researching - written from a real-life perspective of actual practice in local, state, ong>anong>d federal court - text goes beyond the interpretation of the rules to explain the application of the rules - developed specifically for paralegal students, with short case summaries, readable examples, marginal definitions of terms ong>anong>d cross-references to the Rules of Evidence, plus review questions ong>anong>d hypotheticals - compact ong>anong>d accessible, the book covers key topics in less thong>anong> 300 pages - teaching package includes ong>anong> Instructor's Mong>anong>ual ong>anong>d PowerPoint slides Recent revisions to the Federal Rules of Evidence are highlighted in this edition: - chong>anong>ges to the rules governing expert ong>anong>d lay testimony ong>anong>d the use of character evidence - new rules that permit domestic ong>anong>d foreign business records to be admitted without a foundational witness - case law that exemplifies the amended ong>anong>d new rules

Walking with Christ in the Details of Life: 75 Devotional

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morley, Patrick M., PUBLISHER: Zondervong>anong> Publishing Compong>anong>y, This book is aimed at helping the devotional or inner life of men, covering topics like truth, prayer, the nature of God, surrender, servong>anong>thood, suffering, character, ong>anong>d more.

Aluminium in Biology and Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciba Foundation Symposium / Chadwick, Derek J. / Whelong>anong>, Julie, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Prominent contributors ong>addressong> issues regarding the toxicity of aluminum which causes ong>anong> encephalopathy in renal dialysis patients ong>anong>d is also known to damage ong>anong>imals ong>anong>d plong>anong>ts via acid rain. Examines the chemistry ong>anong>d biology of aluminum compounds focusing on the evidence for ong>anong>d against aluminum's role in Alzheimer's disease.

No Bad Waves: Talking Story with Mickey Muoz

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Munoz, Mickey / Yvon, Chouinard / Chouinard, Yvon, PUBLISHER: Patagonia Books, Mickey Munoz has been called the "surfer's surfer," ong>anong>d is loved ong>anong>d respected among the cognoscenti for his contributions to surfing ong>anong>d the surfing life for the past 60 years as a surfer, a pioneer of Waimea Bay, a stuntmong>anong> (stong>anong>d-in for Gidget), a board shaper ong>anong>d designer, ong>anong>d as a sailor ong>anong>d boatbuilder (America's Cup). Mentored by the Malibu greats of the '40s, ong>anong>d ong>anong> influence on generations of surfers since, Mickey weaves the story of a California watermong>anong> using his own life ong>anong>d that of his friends.

The Dangerous Animals Club

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tobolowsky, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, From celebrated character actor ong>anong>d uncommonly talented storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky, "The Dong>anong>gerous ong>Anong>imals Club" is a series of stories that touch on life's great mysteries with a cast of characters that include legendary film directors, physicists, ghosts, pygmy hippos, ong>anong>d hostage takers."The Dong>anong>gerous ong>Anong>imals Club" is a beguiling series of stories that woven together form the story of a mong>anong> in the middle of his life reflecting on life's mong>anong>y mysteries. Parents raise children ong>anong>d then pass on, a girlfriend embarks on a theatrical career with Stephen ong>anong>d then breaks his heart, ong>anong>imals--dong>anong>gerous ong>anong>d docile--come ong>anong>d go, toes are smashed ong>anong>d necks break, ong>anong>d children are born. Small incidents are later revealed as momentous turning points. Woven through these tales are lessons in quong>anong>tum physics, Jewish mysticism, ong>anong>d stagecraft. Told in a unique voice ong>anong>d with a spiritual inquisitiveness, these tales have charmed live audiences ong>anong>d podcast listeners--ong>anong>d will charm a whole new audience on the page.

Life on the Dry Line: Working the Land,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Harry Morgong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Fulcrum Group, With a clear ong>anong>d detailed voice, Harry Mason describes life ong>anong>d evolution on the vast plains of Kong>anong>sas.

Fate and Destiny: From the Holocaust to the State of Israel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov, PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House, One of the classics of modern Jewish thought, Kol Dodi Dofek, is here trong>anong>slated into English. In it Rabbi Soloveitchik presents ong>anong> extended theological meditation on the Holocaust ong>anong>d the rise of the State of Israel, the Jewish "covenong>anong>t of faith," ong>anong>d the "covenong>anong>t of fate ong>anong>d destiny" which links all Jews, religious, irreligious, ong>anong>d nonreligious. Rabbi Dr. Walter S. Wurzberger, a prominent discipline of the Rav, has provided ong>anong> introduction.

The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story about Recycling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Inches, Alison / Chambers, Mark, PUBLISHER: Little Simon, Peek into this diary of ong>anong> aluminum cong>anong> as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock, to the mong>anong>ufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage cong>anong>, ong>anong>d finally to a recycling plong>anong>t where it emerges into its new life?as a baseball bat This 8x8 paperback storybook is told from the point of view of ong>anong> enthusiastic aluminum cong>anong>. The diary entries are fun ong>anong>d humorous, yet point out the ecological significong>anong>ce behind each product ong>anong>d the resources used to make it.

International Action Against Racial Discrimination

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bong>anong>ton, Michael P., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Anong> introduction to the international law of racial discrimination, this book is the first to provide ong>anong> inside account of how a United Nations humong>anong> rights treaty body actually works. At the same time, it is ong>anong> introduction to the international law of racial discrimination. The book focuses on the practical operation ong>anong>d implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, emphasizing throughout the relationship between law ong>anong>d politics.

Infants and Toddlers:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bender / Bender, Michael / Baglin, Carol ong>Anong>n, PUBLISHER: Singular Publishing Group, A needed source of practical information, this text includes the input of parents, professionals, agency representatives, ong>anong>d advocates, as they offer ong>anong> abundong>anong>ce of ideas, information, ong>anong>d experience for those entering the early intervention field. The book ong>addressong>es areas that are of growing concern to practitioners ong>anong>d clinic personnel, such as infong>anong>t mental health, serving special populations through understong>anong>ding customs as they relate to the roles of parents ong>anong>d families, preparing to provide early intervention services, ong>anong>d issues one must consider before accepting the day-care option. It also attempts to ong>addressong> the mong>anong>y family concerns that are often left unong>anong>swered as a result of the time-consuming ong>anong>d crisis nature of parenting ong>anong> infong>anong>t or toddler with disabilities. The text is ong>anong> excellent resource that also cong>anong> be used by individuals to support or develop their own programs.

Treasured Islands: Cruising the South Seas with Robert Louis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holmes, Lowell D., PUBLISHER: Sheridong>anong> House, ong>Anong> account of Robert Louis Stevenson's desperate search for health, ong>anong>d the fulfillment of his life-long ambition to cross broad oceong>anong>s in tall ships ong>anong>d gain ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the world beyond the frontiers of "civilized" society.

Blue Highways: A Journey Into America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heat Moon, William Least, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, William Least Heat-Moon's journey into America begong>anong> with little more thong>anong> the need to put home behind him. At a turning point in his life, he packed up a vong>anong> he called Ghost Dong>anong>cing ong>anong>d escaped out of himself ong>anong>d into the country. The people ong>anong>d places he discovered on his roundabout -mile trip down back roads ("blue highways") ong>anong>d through small, forgotten towns are unexpected, sometimes mysterious, ong>anong>d full of the spark ong>anong>d wonder of ordinary life. Robert Penn Warren said, "He has a genius for finding people who have not even found themselves." The power of Heat-Moon's writing ong>anong>d his delight in the overlooked ong>anong>d the unexamined capture a sense of our national destiny, the true Americong>anong> experience. (A Mariner Reissue)

No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Anong>drews, Gary, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Three old friends seek to ong>addressong> a crisis of faith by attending ong>anong> interfaith conference of the world's three great monotheistic religions. Among leading Christiong>anong>s, Muslims ong>anong>d Jews, they find meong>anong>ing, romong>anong>ce ong>anong>d violence on a biblical scale. ong>Anong> engaging religious polemic wrapped in the familiar mong>anong>tel of a murder mystery, "No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commong>anong>dment Mysteries," is imbued with the most relevong>anong>t Biblical ong>anong>d Qurong>anong>ic verses, revealing the scriptural roots of the current world conflict. Respectfully ong>anong>d intelligently representing the views of humong>anong>ists ong>anong>d religious believers alike, this book explores ong>anong>swers to questions like: what do the astrological disciplines teach about past ong>anong>d future history; what does God expect; what does the Bible teach on evolution ong>anong>d abortion; who was Jesus ong>anong>d what really happened on Golgotha; what do Jews await in the Messiong>anong>ic age; what does the Qurong>anong> teach on jihad ong>anong>d on women's rights; what is the emotional root of the dispute between Christiong>anong>ity, Judaism ong>anong>d Islam. A must read for all those secure in their beliefs

The Practice of Liberal Pluralism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galston, William, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, William Galston defends a theory, liberal pluralism, based on three core concepts--value pluralism, political pluralism, ong>anong>d expressive liberty--ong>anong>d explores the implications of this theory for politics. Liberal pluralism helps clarify some of the complexities of real-world political action ong>anong>d points toward a distinctive conception of public philosophy ong>anong>d public policy.

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